Ideas in Practice: Toward a Participatory Approach to Program Assessment

Drawing on critical multicultural education scholarship, this article discusses an alternative assessment of academic support programs.It highlights the importance and value of supplementing traditional assessments with direct student participation. Through a discussion of data from a summer bridge...

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Published in:Journal of developmental education 2012-04, Vol.35 (3), p.12-34
Main Authors: Bruch, Patrick L., Reynolds, Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Support Services
Alternative Assessment
Bridges
College campuses
College students
Colleges
Colleges & universities
Comparative Education
Curricula
Educational Practices
Educational Sociology
Formative Evaluation
Higher Education
Institutional investments
Learning
Multicultural Education
Multiculturalism
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Outcomes of Education
Participatory Research
Program Effectiveness
Research Universities
School campuses
School Holding Power
Student diversity
Student Participation
Success
Summative Evaluation
Teaching
Universities
Verbal communication
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Summary:Drawing on critical multicultural education scholarship, this article discusses an alternative assessment of academic support programs.It highlights the importance and value of supplementing traditional assessments with direct student participation. Through a discussion of data from a summer bridge program at a large research university, the article examines how a participatory approach can illuminate strengths in a program as well as enduring challenges that might block student success.
ISSN:0894-3907